# 1955–56 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 1955–56 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1955–56 season. After opening the season 3–5, the team won 17 consecutive games to finish with a 20–6 record (13–1 in Big Ten), and won their second straight Big Ten title. The Hawkeyes also made their second consecutive trip to the Final Four, defeating Temple before falling to the unbeaten, back-to-back National champion San Francisco Dons in the title game.

## Roster

The group of seniors on this team – Sharm Scheuerman, Bill Logan, Carl Cain, Bill Seaberg and Bill Schoof – are known to Hawkeye fans as the "Fabulous Five."

## Schedule/results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| 12/4/1955* | No. 4 | Nebraska | W 60–51 | 1–0 | 16 – Logan | – | – | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 12/9/1955* | No. 4 | SMU | W 80–62 | 2–0 | 17 – Seaberg | – | – | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 12/12/1955* | No. 4 | at Colorado | L 57–60 | 2–1 | 18 – Seaberg | – | – | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO |
| 12/17/1955* 8:00 pm | No. 4 | Loyola (Los Angeles) | W 84–61 | 3–1 | 17 – Logan | – | – | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 12/27/1955* | No. 6 | at Washington | L 71–76 | 3–2 | – | – | – | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA |
| 12/29/1955* | No. 6 | at Stanford | L 52–54 | 3–3 | – | – | – | Old Pavilion Palo Alto, CA |
| 12/30/1955* | No. 6 | at California | L 45–70 | 3–4 | – | – | – | Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA |
| 1/7/1956 | | No. 20 Michigan State | L 64–65 | 3–5 (0–1) | – | – | – | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 1/9/1956 | | No. 10 Ohio State | W 88–73 | 4–5 (1–1) | – | – | – | Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, OH |
| 1/14/1956 | | Minnesota | W 84–62 | 5–5 (2–1) | – | – | – | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 1/21/1956 | No. 20 | Michigan | W 78–67 | 6–5 (3–1) | – | – | – | Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI |
| 1/23/1956 | No. 20 | Purdue | W 67–63 | 7–5 (4–1) | – | – | – | Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, IN |
| 2/4/1956* | No. 19 | Wichita | W 98–86 | 8–5 | – | – | – | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 2/6/1956 | No. 19 | Wisconsin | W 78–74 | 9–5 (5–1) | – | – | – | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI |
| 2/11/1956 | No. 17 | at Northwestern | W 70–65 | 10–5 (6–1) | – | – | – | McGaw Hall Evanston, IL |
| 2/13/1956 | No. 17 | Purdue | W 88–75 | 11–5 (7–1) | – | – | – | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 2/18/1956 7:30 pm | No. 15 | Wisconsin | W 80–66 | 12–5 (8–1) | – | – | – | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 2/20/1956 | No. 15 | at Indiana | W 87–83 | 13–5 (9–1) | – | – | – | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/25/1956 | No. 13 | at Minnesota | W 83–73 | 14–5 (10–1) | – | – | – | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| 2/27/1956 | No. 13 | Northwestern | W 86–68 | 15–5 (11–1) | 21 – Logan | – | – | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 3/3/1956 | No. 10 | No. 2 Illinois | W 96–72 | 16–5 (12–1) | – | – | – | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 3/5/1956 | No. 10 | Indiana | W 84–73 | 17–5 (13–1) | 21 – Seaberg | – | – | Iowa Field House (14,900) Iowa City, IA |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| 3/16/1956* | No. 4 | vs. Morehead State Midwest Regional semifinal | W 97–83 | 18–5 | 28 – Cain | 14 – Cain | – | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 3/17/1956* | No. 4 | vs. No. 9 Kentucky Midwest Regional Final | W 89–77 | 19–5 | 34 – Cain | 13 – Logan | – | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 3/22/1956* | No. 4 | vs. No. 15 Temple National semifinal | W 83–76 | 20–5 | 36 – Logan | 18 – Schoof | – | McGaw Hall Evanston, IL |
| 3/23/1956* | No. 4 | vs. No. 1 San Francisco National Championship | L 71–83 | 20–6 | 17 – Tied | 15 – Logan | – | McGaw Hall Evanston, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | Not released | 5 | 4 | 10 | 6 | — | — | 20 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 4 |
| Coaches | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | — | — | 13 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 4 | Not released |

## Awards and honors

* Carl Cain – Honorable Mention AP All-American
* Bill Logan – Honorable Mention AP All-American